Geometrical and instrumental optics

obligatory courses

Secondary school (high school) completed, willing to become a professional optician.

Classroom

The aim of the lecture is to present key concepts of image formation by simple optical elements and basics of optical instruments, in terms of geometrical optics.

The lecture "Geometrical and instrumental optics" will provide the students with basic concepts and laws of optics as well as with optical instruments. It is intended for students of the first year of BSc studies "Applications of physics in biology and medicine" (specialization "Ocular optics") and "European Studies on Ophthalmic Optics and Optometry". To understand the ideas shown in the lecture knowledge of mathematics and physics at the secondary school level is sufficient. Due to limited program of optics in secondary school courses, the main task is to understand basic phenomena in image formation process in optical systems.

The lecture is accompanied by obligatory calculation exercises.

Program:

1. Key concepts and laws of geometrical optics.

2. Elements and set-ups with flat reflection and refraction surfaces.

3. Spherical and aspherical reflection and refraction surfaces.

4. Thin lenses. Paraxial approximation in optical systems.

5. Thick lenses, systems of lenses and limitations of ray beams.

6. Aberrations in optical systems.

7. Construction and functions of optical instruments.

1. J. Nowak, M. Zając, Optyka – kurs elementarny. Oficyna Wydawnicza Politechniki Wrocławskiej, Wrocław 1998.

2. M. Zając, Optyka w zadaniach dla optometrystów. Dolnośląskie Wydawnictwo Edukacyjne, Wrocław 2011 (dostępna w bibliotece).

3. F. Ratajczyk, Instrumenty optyczne. Oficyna Wydawnicza Politechniki Wrocławskiej, Wrocław, 2005.

4. Ćwiczenia laboratoryjne z fizyki. Optyka. Oficyna Wydawnicza Politechniki Wrocławskiej, Wrocław 1999.

5. R. Jóźwicki: Optyka instrumentalna. WNT, Warszawa 1970. (reprinty Fundacji Wspierania i Rozwoju Technik Optycznych: I – 1993, II – 1997).

6. A.H. Tunnacliffe, A.G. Hirst, Optics. ABDO College of Education; 2nd edition 2007.

7. Saleh B.E. A., Teich M.C.: Fundamentals of Photonics (dowolne wydanie).

8. Halliday D., Resnick R., Walker J.: Podstawy fizyki (dowolne wydanie).

9. Keating M. P.: Geometric, Physical, and Visual Optics, Butterworth-Heinemann 1988 (dostępna w bibliotece).

Many good internet sources, e.g.,

http://www.microscopyu.com/ [NIKON]

http://www.rp-photonics.com/encyclopedia.html

http://en.wikipedia.org (be careful!)

A student knows basic terms of geometrical optics and physical phenomena occurring in the process of image formation in optical systems.

Analyses and understands functioning of optical systems, consisting of refractive and reflective elements.

Is able to construct simple imaging optical systems.

Has basic knowledge of the action of a human eye as an imaging system.

Requirements for completion of the lecture:

1. student should attend calculation exercises

2. two colloquia passed with grade not lower than 3

3. min. 50% points achieved from final exam, the final grade is based on the grade achieved from colloquia and the final exam

If any of the above conditions is not fulfilled a special exam is possible. In such a case the final grade is up to the lecturer.

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